Tag: photovoltaics
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Financial Times says “Invest in panels for solar savings”
Last week, the FT reported that homeowners will save more money in the long-term if they invest in their own solar panel installation, rather than taking up a ‘free’ installation deal from energy companies. “A number of providers now offer customers free solar panel installation. But while the schemes can save customers between £10,000 and…
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Suntech Power develops cheaper, high-efficiency solar panels
Chinese solar-panel manufacturer Suntech Power has developed a better way to make high-grade silicon wafers for solar cells that could cut the cost of solar power by as much as 10-20%. In fact, the idea underlying the process was patented more than 20 years ago, but it was never commercially developed by the patent owners. When the patents expired…
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UK’s first solar-powered business park connects to the National Grid today!
The Howbery Business Park in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, claiming to be the country’s first solar-powered business park under the government’s FIT scheme, has today been connected to the National Grid. Boasting some 3000 solar panels, the ground mounted installation is expected to generate more than 682MWh of clean electricity per annum. The photovoltaic panels will power more…
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Scottish Power announce up to 19% price rises
Households struggling to pay their energy bills after the most recent price rises will soon find that tariffs are to go up once more. ScottishPower has announced that it will increase the cost of gas by 19 per cent and electricity by ten per cent from August 1st and it is thought that other utility…
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Facebook Shares Green Data Centre Technology with Rival Companies
Facebook has announced that it will share the design secrets behind its new energy-efficient data centre with rival companies. In Prineville, Oregon Facebook’s facility is said to use 38% less power than existing centres. By making the innovations public, it hopes to reduce the amount of electricity the industry uses.